There's a Compass flight now? nice, I haven't seen one in ages.
I love those last few shots. I'm definitely looking forward to pushing the limits on the 7D2, last time I was out there I was capped by the 1D3's max usable limit of ISO 3200.
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There's a Compass flight now? nice, I haven't seen one in ages.
I love those last few shots. I'm definitely looking forward to pushing the limits on the 7D2, last time I was out there I was capped by the 1D3's max usable limit of ISO 3200.
The weather is terrible...it's been raining on and off all morning. Technically VFR, but 3K overcast all day.
Not great spotting weather this weekend, but there were a couple of special visitors, and I got to meet up with Felipe for a bit today.
Aeronaves TSM MD-83 - this bird has seen service with a number of operators, including TWA and AA. AA sent it to the desert in 2005, and in October, it returned to service with Aeronaves after being converted to a freighter.
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The FBO ramp at CLT. The Delta A319 departed for MEM shortly after I took this. It looks like it was for the Utah Jazz NBA team. They played the Charlotte Hornets last night, and play in Memphis tomorrow night.
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UA 753 brought the NFL Cleveland Browns in to play the Carolina Panthers.
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A few from the overview, where I ran into Felipe this afternoon.
First time I've caught the new Southwest colors.
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A few from when I met up with Moose earlier today.
Delivered 11DEC14
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Technically not a plane, but Gen II Vipers fly with all 4 tires on the ground.
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The answer to one of your questions
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Good to see you today, Felipe! That Viper is out at the overview all the time.
It was 60 degrees today - yes, as a New Yorker, 60 degrees two days after Christmas doesn't make sense to me either - and I spent a few hours out at the overview.
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While we get Republic E-170s as US Airways Express all day long, we only get mainline US Airways E-190s on Saturdays, and they usually end up on Runway 23, so I was happy to catch one on 18C.
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FRG fans will recognize this bird - it used to run the Atlantic City charter flights, operated by Charter Air Transport. It now operates under their Via Air subsidiary, offering daily service between CLT and Beckley, WV.
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Interesting business jet arriving at CLT today, N872MK, a Beechjet 400. It carries an image of Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, a moonshiner and bootlegger from western North Carolina. In 2009, Sutton committed suicide rather than report to prison after a conviction on moonshining charges. Singer Hank Williams, Jr. and Sutton's widow later partnered to distill and distribute "Popcorn Sutton's Tennessee White Whiskey".
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US A321 in AA colors at the CLT FBO, preparing to take the Carolina Panthers to Atlanta to play the Falcons.
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Nice afternoon light on this Dash-8 departing.
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A closer look reveals a familiar face in the F/O seat...
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Beckley? I wonder if they're doing EAS flights. I saw that Brasilia around the ramp both days when I was there last week, but I never saw it fly.
Lord I need to get back out to CLT soon. Maybe Thursday. Great catches as of late John and Felipe!
Yes, they are EAS flights.
You may want to be here this weekend - we may see a Delta 744 with the Arizona Cardinals for the NFL playoff game. It would be interesting to get a shot of it together with the US Cardinals scheme 319.
Just one for me today as I chased her all over the field.
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Last spotting trip of the year on New Year's Eve.
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I had to wait until sunset, but I caught the new US Airways Heritage jet. It's the current US colors with AA titles added, on N578UW, the last A321 delivered in US colors earlier this year.
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Looks like the Google Street View car paid a visit to the overview. I'll have to look for myself there in the future!
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First day of the year, and the first spotting visit to CLT brought big results.
Three of the US Airways heritage jets, now with AA titles. America West was also there today, but sneaked out on a different runway.
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PSA is getting a bunch of these new CRJ-900s, and we are seeing them at CLT.
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The highlight of the day - the US Airways Nevada scheme. I've been chasing this for a while, and it has managed to elude me until today.
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The Carolina Panthers found their way into the NFL playoffs, and are hosting the Arizona Cardinals this afternoon. The Cardinals arrived on this Delta 744.
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Moose ... Way to kick off the year!
You've been keeping CLT well covered lately Moose. Great shots! It seems Piedmont has been quick to send their -300s to the paint shop without too much delay. I heard their first -100 enters the paint shot today. Maybe that'll give the folks up the road in PHL something to look out for.
Does anyone know if the VIA AIR EMB-120 service feeds to US Airways/AA ops? I'm always happy to see new turboprop service spring up =)
I'm surprised FUTT was found at work and not off in Africa dancing in the streets with locals.
Me, Paul, Kiffy, and the rest of the crew are looking forward to those AA Eagle Dash-8s! We already got a -300, but since we are mainly -100s, that will give us better chances! The CRJ-2 Reginalds need a paint-job, I can't stand looking at them!
Out to the Overview as the sun - and temperature - was going down on Friday.
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This guy, US 1899 to MCO, returned to CLT after declaring an emergency. Plenty of fire trucks were out to welcome him back, but after landing they cleared the runway, cancelled the emergency, and taxied to the terminal.
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Great shots Moose!
Rich B
A Giant arrives in CLT. Atlas Air 744 passenger jet arrives from Cancun Monday afternoon. It flew from CLT to CUN on a charter Friday morning.
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And a few shots while waiting on Atlas:
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Challenger 300 owned by Mueller Industries in Memphis, TN.
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Nice catch on the Atlas pax
That first Giant shot is phenomenal
They opened a new Daily Parking Deck at CLT recently, and it gives a nice vantage point for 18L departures and 23 arrivals.
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23 arrivals should have some nice light in the late afternoon come late spring and into the summer, for now, it's going to be backlit most of the day.
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This is the famous CLT Overlook - there's another half of it off to the right of this shot.
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The Carolinas Aviation Museum - that's the Eastern Airlines DC-7 that visited FRG for filming the TV show "Pan Am". It's been sitting at the museum for more than three years now, since an engine failure on takeoff out of CLT.
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The US Airways Heritage scheme
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Iberia A340 laying down some chemtrails overhead.
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Mike Scuderi flew into CLT this afternoon. Fortunately, the new hourly parking deck provides a view of Rwy 23 arrivals.
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First 757 I've caught in new AA paint.
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If you haven't caught the US NFL team colors yet, you're running out of time. N709UW, the Eagles jet, returned from paint this week, wearing new, standard AA colors.
This may be the last shot of her in green, departing CLT for STL. That night, she ferried to AMA for paint.
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N822AW also came through CLT this morning, wearing new AA colors. It had been the Nevada Battle Born scheme. :frown:
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I know the folks in NY won't want to hear this, as yet another winter storm heads your way, but it was 72 degrees in CLT today. There was about the largest crowd I've ever seen at the Overlook.
Seems like forever since I've seen LH arrive.
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Nice catches Moose! Love that Piedmont Retro. Still hope to catch her one day.
Thanks, Don!
The Donald was in town today to speak at some business convention. I caught him here two years ago for the same convention - it was snowing here that day! This year, the snow isn't due until Monday night...
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Insel operates a weekly flight on Saturdays, although times seem to be more of a "suggestion" than a schedule...
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Finally! This was the only US special scheme I hadn't shot already. Now it will be here every day...
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NC ANG C-130 arriving on 18L
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The "US Heritage" scheme A321
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Space Shuttle spotting area
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I'm still not a fan of the new AA colors, but at least they don't look hideous on a 757.
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Nice updates! Those 23 arrivals will look smashing from the garage on a clear summer evening. Also, the vantage from the parking garage looks like it needs to be explored with a tripod soon! =)
Great shots. That AA 757 certainly is lookin good :)
Moose, as always fantastic stuff! THX for the tip on the team colors Eagles plane. After looking thru my files, turns out I've got it landing at Philly. Shame they are discontinuing the team schemes. It was a cool idea.
Took a quick run to CLT after work this afternoon. They were on the 36s, and I wanted to check out 36R departures from the new hourly parking deck.
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A new "signature shot" at CLT...
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Looks like there might be some potential to the garage! just wait till summer when they roll LOONG down 36R :cool:
nice stuff!!
We had a National Airlines 757 stop in this morning on a NASCAR team charter for this weekend's race in Phoenix. The weather was lousy - 300 foot ceilings according to ATIS, but I had to take a ride out for it.
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Vey nice nice John, I didn't know Boeing stared retrofitting gear under the engines on 757s :)
Senga
Must be new, Senga! ;-)
The sun came out a bit this afternoon, so I took another ride out to CLT.
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Big Friend, Little Friend - new AA colors in all sizes and shapes!
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Via Air, operated by Charter Air Transport, operates Essential Air Service to Beckley, WV from CLT, with a couple of Embraer E-120s.
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You may remember seeing them at FRG in the past, flying gamblers to Atlantic City.
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Sorry to tell you this, but it was 72 and sunny today, so I was out at CLT for much of the afternoon, shooting from a few different spots.
Started at the Overview, catching some 36C departures.
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I stopped at the old cargo area for a bit to grab a few 36R departures.
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Then to the new hourly deck for some more 36R operations.
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And a couple of familiar heavies flying overhead.
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Not all 36R departures pass in front of the skyline - most are too high - but when they do, it's a cool shot, perhaps the new CLT signature shot.
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